Howard County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Howard County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Howard County permitting is running 12 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (35 total, down 50% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 42 permits in the past 12 months, one of 16 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

4

Operators (30d)

3

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

15,166

15,166 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2004-09-1755117342-227-35900GREENBACK UNIT #1RUWCO OIL AND GAS CORP.DRILL9,000
2004-09-1055088842-227-35897MCKINNEY #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL4,800
2004-09-0955065542-227-35895DENMAN, LC 'B' #22FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,200
2004-09-0855068742-227-35892JONES, PERCY -A- #6CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL3,500
2004-09-0855068642-227-35893JONES, PERCY -B- #10CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL3,250
2004-09-0855068542-227-35894JONES, PERCY -B- #9CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL3,250
2004-09-0855067742-227-35060DAVIS #1BOYD & MCWILLIAMS ENERGY GROUPRENTR7,000
2004-08-2654998942-227-35890PARKER TRUST #1BROWN, H.L. OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL6,000
2004-08-2354992042-227-35889GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1410CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-08-2354992042-227-35889GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1410CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-08-2054962542-227-35888MORGAN, KENT #1110ALON USA, LPDRILL500
2004-08-2054962442-227-35887CLICK #1107ALON USA, LPDRILL525
2004-08-1854959142-227-35886MARSHALL #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,500
2004-08-1854959142-227-35886MARSHALL #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL9,500
2004-08-1854959142-227-35886MARSHALL 14 #1MANHATTAN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,500
2004-07-2154826942-227-35884GRAY #2CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-07-2054826842-227-35885PEAVEY #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-07-1954827142-227-35883TAYLOR #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-07-1954826742-227-03795GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #901CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCRENTR5,999
2004-06-3054764542-227-35882GRAY #1CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,909
2004-06-2454738842-227-03971ANDERSON #1BARRETT BROTHERS OIL & GAS, INC.RENTR6,000
2004-06-1654698742-227-35774TWINS #338PARTEE DRILLING INC.RECOMP7,000
2004-06-0454647642-227-35880TL & M "B" #15FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL3,200
2004-06-0354647842-227-35881TL & M "B" #11FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL3,200
2004-06-0254627642-227-35879TL & M "B" #16FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL3,200
2004-06-0254627642-227-35879TL & M "B" #16FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,200
2004-06-0254627442-227-35878BELLNOLIA #13FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL3,000
2004-06-0254627142-227-35877BELLNOLIA #12FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL3,000
2004-06-0254627042-227-35876BELLNOLIA #11FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
2004-06-0254626542-227-35875BELLNOLIA #10FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
2004-05-2154575342-227-35874SNYDER "C" #12WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL3,950
2004-05-2054585642-227-35873KLOH #60GRUY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO.DRILL3,100
2004-05-1354565742-227-35872STEWART, G.S. #25APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL3,900
2004-05-1354565642-227-35871STEWART, G.S. #24APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL3,900
2004-05-1254561142-227-35870SIMPSON #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL11,000
2004-05-1254561142-227-35870SIMPSON #1WTG EXPLORATIONDRILL11,000
2004-05-1154487042-227-35868TL & M "A" #12FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL3,200
2004-05-1154486942-227-35867TL & M "A" #11FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,200
2004-05-1154486842-227-35866TL & M "A" #10FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,200
2004-04-2754297042-227-35858BELLAM #3 AFOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
2004-04-2754296942-227-35859BELLAM #7 AFOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
2004-04-2654495042-227-35869TL & M "A" #13FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,200
2004-04-1954460942-227-35865ANDERSON #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,400
2004-04-1954460942-227-35865ANDERSON #1SHARP IMAGE ENERGY, INC.DRILL9,900
2004-03-2654371742-227-35862GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #2WSCROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL1,000
2004-03-2554353042-227-35861GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1409CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-03-2554353042-227-35861GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1409CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-03-2554353042-227-35861GUITAR CONSOLIDATED #1409CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLCDRILL5,999
2004-03-1554301042-227-35860LLOYD, A. #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL6,000
2004-03-1554301042-227-35860LLOYD A #1THOMPSON, J. CLEODRILL6,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Howard County.